Barack Obama hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House

Published on June 24, 2015 10:52 am

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the annual Iftar dinner, celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 22, 2015, in Washington. (Source: AP)

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President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious or ethnic group as he marked Islam's holy month of Ramadan. (Source: AP)

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Obama opened the White House to Muslim Americans for a traditional iftar dinner, which follows daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Ramadan ends with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr. (Source: AP)

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"We affirm that whatever our faith, we're all one family," Obama said at the East Room dinner attended by about 40 members of the diplomatic community and a few members of Congress. (Source: AP)

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Obama spoke of three young Muslims who were killed Feb. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the nine black church members killed last week in Charleston, South Carolina. (Source: AP)

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"As Americans, we insist that nobody should be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, who they love, how they worship," he said. "We stand united against these hateful acts." (Source: AP)